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who might associate themselves with his group is because if wayne lapierre is paying attention, and i bet he is, he knows the nra stands very much alone in this country in opposing universal background checks for buying a gun. the last cbs news/"new york times" poll showed that nine out of ten americans, 92% support universal background checks for buying a gun. among nra members, his own members, 86% believe that anybody buying a gun should have to undergo a background check. which is why wayne lapierre does not want to answer a straight question about it. 86% of my members want this, but i'm against it because i'm a -- hey, nice tie. let's move on. after the president unveiled the administration's list of proposed reforms related to gun violence, the conventional wisdom was, and still is to a great extent, ah, this is doomed. there is no way any of this can get done. but pressure, public pressure is working in certain corners of the gun policy debate. and one of those corners may end up being specifically universal background checks, the centerpiece of what the president has proposed the
who might associate themselves with his group is because if wayne lapierre is paying attention, and i bet he is, he knows the nra stands very much alone in this country in opposing universal background checks for buying a gun. the last cbs news/"new york times" poll showed that nine out of ten americans, 92% support universal background checks for buying a gun. among nra members, his own members, 86% believe that anybody buying a gun should have to undergo a background check. which is...
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revolving door is a bet metaphor than diagnosis. and what i mean by that, we all love the imagery of the revolving door as a major problem. some of the real dead wood at the s.e.c. are folks who have been there forever. they've never been in the private sector, and likewise, some of the best people who have reformed our financial markets like gary genzler came from goldman. so it's not so much where you came from, it's what's up here. in other words, do you have the energy and independence to break with wherever you have been to say this has got to change. >> don't you think the incentive change of the revolving door metaphor, though, makes sense. >> yes. >> that people who are not at the top of the agency, but the agency may be thinking, you know what? i would love you guys to hire me maybe, later, i want you to have positive associations with me when i give you my resume. >> absolutely, but mary jo doesn't respond to that, first, i don't mean to pass judgment. she is independently wealthy, her husband is very successful as a lawye
revolving door is a bet metaphor than diagnosis. and what i mean by that, we all love the imagery of the revolving door as a major problem. some of the real dead wood at the s.e.c. are folks who have been there forever. they've never been in the private sector, and likewise, some of the best people who have reformed our financial markets like gary genzler came from goldman. so it's not so much where you came from, it's what's up here. in other words, do you have the energy and independence to...
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supreme court, any romney nominee to the supreme court realistically could be expected to be a surefire bet to vote to overturn that 40-year-old decision. when president obama leaned over to hug the rather fierce but rather small figure of 79-year-old supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg yesterday at the capitol luncheon that was filled with all the washington vips, and president obama had that moment with ruth bader ginsburg, that physical contact, that hug between that particular justice and this particular president was a very real manifestation of the consequences of this election we just had. today outside the supreme court, as they do every year on the anniversary of roe, anti-abortion groups protested, expressing their view that it should be illegal to get an abortion in this country. there were also counter-protests, people and groups supporting the decision defending abortion rights. the anniversary of the roe v. wade decision at the supreme court is one of the rare places where you actually see scenes like this where you have demonstrators who are against abortion rights righ
supreme court, any romney nominee to the supreme court realistically could be expected to be a surefire bet to vote to overturn that 40-year-old decision. when president obama leaned over to hug the rather fierce but rather small figure of 79-year-old supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg yesterday at the capitol luncheon that was filled with all the washington vips, and president obama had that moment with ruth bader ginsburg, that physical contact, that hug between that particular justice...
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revolving door is a bet metaphor than diagnosis. and what i mean by that, we all love the imagery of the revolving door as a major problem. some of the real dead wood at the s.e.c. are folks who have been there forever. they've never been in the private sector, and likewise, some of the best people who have reformed our financial markets like gary gensler came from goldman. so it's not so much where you came from, it's what's up here. in other words, do you have the energy and independence to break with wherever you have been to say this has got to change. >> don't you think the incentive change of the revolving door metaphor, though, makes sense. >> yes. >> that people who are not at the top of the agency, but working in the agency would think you know what? i don't think so. money doesn't drive mary jo. it doesn't necessarily mean she will be good. but a couple of moments ago, brings cases, seeks remedies and changes rules to empower shareholders. she has the intellect and capacity to do it. we have to wait and see. i think not kn
revolving door is a bet metaphor than diagnosis. and what i mean by that, we all love the imagery of the revolving door as a major problem. some of the real dead wood at the s.e.c. are folks who have been there forever. they've never been in the private sector, and likewise, some of the best people who have reformed our financial markets like gary gensler came from goldman. so it's not so much where you came from, it's what's up here. in other words, do you have the energy and independence to...
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but it was not a sure bet in 1996. and so rolling toward that election, at the end of the summer, 1996, the nominating conventions for both sides ended up being important, and also sort of unexpectedly entertaining. >> tradition holds that this speech be delivered tomorrow night. but president clinton asked me to speak tonight. and you can probably guess the reason why. my reputation for excitement. this is some crowd. i've been watching you doing that macarena on television. and if i could have your silence, i would like to demonstrate for you the al gore version of the macarena. [ cheering ] would you like to see it again? >> al gore's single best moment of the 1996 campaign. but the thing he referenced at the top there about the timing of his speech supposed to be tomorrow night, that ended up being really important. al gore did give his speech a night earlier than would have been normally expected based on tradition. it was the next night that bill clinton ended up giving his speech, not al gore. and overnight, in
but it was not a sure bet in 1996. and so rolling toward that election, at the end of the summer, 1996, the nominating conventions for both sides ended up being important, and also sort of unexpectedly entertaining. >> tradition holds that this speech be delivered tomorrow night. but president clinton asked me to speak tonight. and you can probably guess the reason why. my reputation for excitement. this is some crowd. i've been watching you doing that macarena on television. and if i...